DocumentCode
2301991
Title
Advantages of orthogonal polarization launch in a 6,500 km straight-line DWDM transmission experiment
Author
Bakhshi, B. ; Duff, D. ; Liu, L. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Razavi, K. ; Sliwinski, D. ; Lucero, A. ; Arend, M. ; Vaa, M. ; Patterson, W.W.
Author_Institution
TyCom Labs., Eatontown, NJ, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
17-22 Mar 2002
Firstpage
296
Lastpage
298
Abstract
We have presented a comparison of orthogonal and parallel polarization launch in a straight-line transatlantic DWDM transmission experiment. We observed more than 1 dB of Q-factor improvement when employing orthogonal launch. Our experimental results agree well with our simulator predictions.
Keywords
Q-factor; optical cables; optical fibre polarisation; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 6500 km; Q-factor improvement; orthogonal polarization launch; parallel polarization launch; straight-line DWDM transmission experiment; straight-line transatlantic DWDM transmission experiment; Channel spacing; Costs; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Q measurement; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN
1-55752-701-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036372
Filename
1036372
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